Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft Corporation
Atlanta, GA
$119,800–$234,700from the description
Jul 22, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack engineering role on the team responsible for usage and billing infrastructure within Microsoft Fabric and related Azure data services. The work centers on designing, building, and validating distributed, large-scale systems that capture and process service usage data to support accurate billing and compliance. Suits engineers comfortable working across the entire stack, from deployment and monitoring to security and live-site operations.
Mid level · 4+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 10,000 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 7,500–13,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is leveled as IC4 in Microsoft's internal band system, which corresponds to a mid-level Software Engineer (roughly 4–8 years of experience). The required minimum is 4+ years; the preferred qualification asks for 6–8+ years, but the hard gate is 4+.
The primary coding-language requirement lists C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, and Python as interchangeable options — any one satisfies the gate. They are captured as a single skill with alternatives rather than separate entries.
The Azure product suite (Fabric, SQL DB, Cosmos DB, Data Factory, Synapse, Service Bus, Event Grid, Power BI) appears in the team context/overview narrative, not in a formal requirements section, so these are marked preferred.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in CS or related field, but the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent experience' as an alternative — however, the preferred qualification still anchors on a degree, and the required block does state the degree first. Because equivalent experience is accepted, the degree requirement is set to None per the extraction rules.
The posting notes a higher pay band for San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metro ($160,200–$261,000/year); the standard US range ($119,800–$234,700/year) is reported here.
No specific security clearance is required; the Microsoft Cloud Background Check is an internal employment screening, not a US government clearance gate.
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